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Designing a game controller for motor impaired players

Authors:

Bianca O. Pereira,

Cristiano Expedito,

Fabrício Firmino De Faria,

Adriana S. VivacquaAuthors Info & Claims

IHC+CLIHC '11: Proceedings of the 10th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems and the 5th Latin American Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Pages 267 - 271

Published: 25 October 2011 Publication History

Abstract

Much progress has been made in building interfaces for people with visual, auditory and motor disabilities, both for day to day activities and for computer interaction. Despite these advances, videogame interaction is highly dependent on hand movement for control. This makes it almost impossible for individuals with motor disabilities to play videogames. In this paper we describe the design of an interaction device for individuals with severe motor disabilities. Through interviews and discussions with a motor-impaired user, we created a device that enables him to play a videogame, using a combination of motion capture and speech recognition. We built a prototype with an accelerometer and a microphone, which allows individuals with upper body motor disabilities to play games designed for people without any disabilities.

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Neto JKronbauer ABarreto SPinheiro de Cristo Mde Oliveira DMachado Pereira ABenevenuto FMoreno MRoesler V(2015)Video Game to Help in Movement RehabilitationProceedings of the 21st Brazilian Symposium on Multimedia and the Web10.1145/2820426.2823510(165-172)Online publication date: 27-Oct-2015
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IHC+CLIHC '11: Proceedings of the 10th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems and the 5th Latin American Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

October 2011

393 pages

ISBN:9788576692577

General Chair:
Alex Sandro Gomes
UFPE (Brazil)
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Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza
PUC-Rio: Brazil
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J. Alfredo Sanchez
Universidad de las Americas Puebla: Mexico

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Lima BAlmeida L(2016)The Tyrants, Heroes and Victims Narrative in Accessibility Tracks Papers of the Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computer SystemsProceedings of the 15th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3033701.3033702(1-10)Online publication date: 4-Oct-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3033701.3033702
Kronbauer ANeto JBarreto S(2015)Therapy gameProceedings of the 14th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3148456.3148494(1-10)Online publication date: 3-Nov-2015
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3148456.3148494
Neto JKronbauer ABarreto SPinheiro de Cristo Mde Oliveira DMachado Pereira ABenevenuto FMoreno MRoesler V(2015)Video Game to Help in Movement RehabilitationProceedings of the 21st Brazilian Symposium on Multimedia and the Web10.1145/2820426.2823510(165-172)Online publication date: 27-Oct-2015
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2820426.2823510

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